阜阳市第三中学2023-2024学年高一上学期1月期末考试英语试卷学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解Four best beaches in ZanzibarNungwi BeachThis beach is located in the north of the island and is famous for its amazing sunsets and lively atmosphere. You will love the soft white sand and the crystal (水晶般的) clear water. It is one of the most beautiful beaches in Zanzibar. But, be careful with the tides, because they can rise very fast and catch you.Paje BeachSituated in the east of the island, Paje Beach is characterized by strong tides. Here you will find a relaxed atmosphere and a dream beach with crystal clear waters and silky soft sand. On top of that, you can practice water sports such as kitesurfing, because this beach is known as one of the best in the world for this activity. In addition, if you like the nightlife, here you will find a lot of bars and nightclubs to spend a fun night.Jambiani BeachJambiani beach is one of the most remote beaches of Zanzibar and that is why it is one of our favorites. It has a length of 7 km and is located southeast of the island. It has hardly any rocks and the sand is very fine. It is a very quiet and uncrowded beach.Matemwe BeachLocated on the east coast of Zanzibar, this beach is one of the longest on the island. During low tide, the water goes down 2 kilometers, and the locals take advantage of it to collect sea animals.The beach is beautiful but yes, in this particular one, it is essential to enter the water with great care and even appropriate footwear, as there are a lot of sea urchins (海胆).1．What can visitors do when they choose Nungwi Beach?A. Catch the tides.B. Watch wonderful sunsets.C. Enjoy a colorful nightlife.D. Experience various water sports.2．Which place is suitable for visitors to practice kitesurfing?A. Nungwi Beach.B. Paje Beach.C. Jambiani Beach.D. Matemwe Beach. 3．Who will probably be attracted to Matemwe Beach?A. Sunrise lovers.B. Brave surfers.C. Sea animal collectors.D. Nightclub frequenters.A mother of nine who started medical school when her youngest child was 4 years old graduated with her degree and planed to be a neurosurgeon (神经外科医生) .Sarah Merrill, now 41, said her journey to medical school began at 17.She then met her husband and got married. Merrill first thought about going to school part-time to get a degree, but later she decided to follow her dream of attending medical school. Certainly, it was a challenge. Speaking of her successfully returning to university, Merrill owed it to her family largely. "When I was accepted by Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, we moved from Penn-sylvania to Arizona, "said Merrill, who is moving to Indiana with her family to begin her residency (实习期) in neurosurgery. "In fact, they volunteered these movements. I know it was tough for all of us. "Merrill and her children often have "homework parties" where they study for their ownknowing her 11-year-old daughter wants to become a surgeon and overhearing her son tell his friends his mom's going to be a cool brain surgeon, though he doesn't understand that really.Merrill's next step into a neurosurgery residency will take her into a male-dominated field where only 5% of board-certified neurosurgeons are women. Dr. Michele Halyard at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine said Merrill was known as a focused student. Halyard said, "If you can deal with nine children patiently, the residency should be a piece of cake because no amount of stress will make you fail."Merrill had considered choosing a more family-friendly career, but, again, she chose to follow her original dream. It's the same advice she would give to all. "Set the goal which you're really enthusiastic about, and it helps to think small. If you know what your interest is, focus on the next step. Then you'll get where you want to go."4．Why does Merrill mention their house moving?A.To stress the support of her family.B.To show her determination to be a doctor.C.To reflect difficulties in attending college.D.To describe the process of pursuing her dream.5．What does the underlined word "stimulus" mean in Paragraph 3?fort.B.Development.C.Choice.D.Inspiration.6．What do Halyard's words in Paragraph 4 mean?A.Merrill can make it in the residency.B.Merrill will have more stress to handle.C.Being mom ensures Merrill a better doctor.D.Staying focused and sensible is key to success.7．What does Merrill mainly suggest in the last paragraph?A.Starting with small things.B.Being true to your passion.C.Choosing a family-friendly career.D.Having the courage to dream big.Adaptation and innovation (创新) of traditional opera is an important trend in Chinese opera circle in recent years. In order to attract young audience of new generation and catch up with the time, traditional opera circle makes efforts to create new works. In recent years, traditional opera has come across the change of time and society. It gradually lost the main elderly audience and was not attractive for the young.In order to find new opportunities, using modern sound, light and digital stage effects, China's traditional Peking, also known as jingju, Opera is appealing to young people in a fashionable and innovative way, as the classic art faces an aging audience.The centuries-old Tianleyuan Theater in Beijing has introduced fashionable performances of Peking Opera. The opera combines instrumental music, vocal performance, mime (哑剧表演) , dance and acrobatics (杂技) .Tianleyuan has a jingju art experience section and fashionable performances. It has attracted more than 2,000 audience members, mostly young people, according to theater staff."Good art should keep pace with the times, so does jingju, "said Zhang Zishang, a 22-year-old performer of The Drunken Beauty, one of the classic jingju plays performed in the theater. "I feel today's performance is very special, "Zhang added. She was born into a family of jingju performers and has had 10 years of stage experience. "Innovation is good, but we must also carry on the basic elements of jingju, "another young performer Deng said.According to Deng, innovation is perhaps the best way for jingju to deal with the problem of an aging audience. It has made successful attempts to combine jingju with local opera forms such as ballet when organizing performances abroad. "Innovation can help traditional arts go further. We are happy to see many young faces, and some of them even come twice to experience the 'new' art, " she added.8．Why is adaptation and innovation of traditional opera important?A.To run after fashion.B.To attract the young audience.C.To improve digital stage effect.D.To change the traditional opera circle. 9．Which of the following can best describe Tianleyuan Theater?A.A destroyer of Peking Opera.B. An objector of modern opera.C.A pioneer of innovative opera.D.A defender of traditional opera.10．How does Deng feel about the innovation of jingju?A.Favourable.B.Unreliable.C.Worthless.D.Conservative. 11．Which one can be a suitable title for the text?A.The Traditional Opera Is Dying OutB.The Future of the Traditional Opera Is PromisingC.The Performers of the Traditional Opera Are Supporting JingjuD.Traditional Opera Circle Is Innovating to Attract Young AudienceEating too much fat contributes to the risk of stroke (中风) and other heart diseases. However, it's the type of fat, not the amount, that appears to be more important when it comes to stroke. Eating plant-based fats lowers stroke risk, according to a study presentation given at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2021.The study, which hasn't yet been proved by other researchers, found people who ate the most vegetable-based fats were 12% less likely to experience a stroke compared to those who ate the least. On the other hand, people who ate the highest levels of animal-based saturated (饱和) fats were 16% more likely to experience a stroke than those who ate the least fats of that kind. The findings show the type and different food sources of fat are more important than the total amount of fat in preventing certain diseases, including stroke."You need fat to survive. Fat helps your body absorb vitamins from foods, build cells, give you energy and keep you warm. But it's the unsaturated fats that come from vegetables, nuts and fatty fish that can lower your cholesterol (胆固醇) level and help keep you healthy. Saturated fats are generally not as healthy, which mainly come from red and processed meat, " said Dr. Frank Hu, one of the authors of the study.A proper reduction in red and processed meat consumption with a healthy eating pattern can reduce total deathrate by 13%, heart disease death by 14%, cancer death by 11% and Type 2 Diabetes risk by 24%, according to the study.Interestingly, dairy fat was not associated with a higher risk of stroke, the study found. There has been an ongoing debate among researchers as to the role of dairy. The diet guide lines for Americans call for three servings of low-and no-fat dairy each day.12．How does Paragraph 2 mainly develop?A.By making comparisons.B.By analyzing causes and effects.C.By providing examples.D.By following the order of time.13．Which kind of food doesn't have unsaturated fats according to Paragraph 3?A.Corn.B.Beans.C.Nuts.D.Beef.14．What is the main idea of the passage?A.The type of fat matters when it comes to stroke.B.People should eat less red meat to keep healthy.C.Fat plays an important role in people's life.D.Americans need three servings of dairy per day.15．Which section of a newspaper does the text probably come from?A.Environment.B.Technology.C.Health.D.Travel.二、七选五16．Why do we feel sleepy in rainy days?This spring on the east coast of the US, it feels like we've lost touch with the sun. In Washington, DC, 14 of the first 17 days of May were rainy. ①_____ It means that for me, May has been one of the months I've felt the sleepiest. The dull weather can hit almost all of our senses in a way that gives a sign to us it is time for a sleep.First, there's what we see-or rather, what we don't. ②_____ When it's raining and skies are cloudy, we miss out our body's internal alarm clock. As Naomi, a scientist from Central Queensland University said, when you don't see the sunlight first thing in the morning, your body never gets the signal that it needs to shift into daytime mode.The earthy smell of rain can make you feel calm and comfortable. ③_____ And when it rains, the water brings out the oils and they mix with a chemical to create a "musky" smell. Additionally, after a thunderstorm there's a chance you may smell ozone (臭氧) , which is generated when lightning interacts with the air. Some compare its smell to that of clean bed sheets.④_____. The rhythmic pattern of rain hitting a roof, umbrella, or the ground below is called "pink noise". Pink noise is a category of background noise that has all of the frequencies that human can hear and has lower volumes at higher frequencies. According to some re-search, it may improve our quality of sleep by decreasing our brain activity. ⑤_____ The difficulty in waking up, the fresh, earthy scents, and the peace of the rain tapping on windows are enough to make anyone want to go back to bed for the day. Sadly, none of this evidence is enough to justify doing so; but it can at least explain why you may feel a little sleepy on these cloudy days.A. Rain sounds are also comforting.B. Plants produce oils during dry periods.C. The others have been cloudy and dull for at least part of the day.D. It makes it easier for us to wake up from our sleep the night before.E. You can listen to an hour of rain on a window, if you intend to test it out.F. Sunlight causes our bodies to stop producing what makes us sleepy at night.G. And you'll also smell that when you are in your garden turning over your soil.三、完形填空（15空）A sudden illness took away most of Rebecca's hearing when she was only six years old.to flourish (茁壮成长) .Today, working at the Qetan Sewing Center, Rebecca rediscovered something sheRebecca.on your future."The way that Rebecca lives her life demonstrates this idea that you can achieve your17．A.sadness B.happiness C.efforts D.pains18．A.stopped B.promised C.refused D.struggled19．A.pity B.change C.blame D.fool20．A.whether B.why C.how D.where21．A.Eventually B.Immediately C.Naturally D.Absolutely22．A.tolerated B.missed C.considered D.regretted23．A.positive B.similar C.limited D.plain24．A.different B.supportive C.clean D.safe25．A.satisfied with B.aware of C.interested in D.careful about26．A.desire B.secure C.understand D.adore27．A.task B.job C.journey D.business28．A.improve B.express C.defend D.reflect29．A.truth B.choices C.process D.possibilities30．A.capacity B.value C.action D.freedom31．A.in case of B.as long as C.in spite of D.as far as四、短文填空32．Working out helps you deal with stress in your job, relationships or any area of life. It is ①_____ (possible) because exercise itself is a form of stress and helps your body deal with it ②_____ a better way. Australian researchers found those ③_____ did 30 minutes of aerobic (有氧的) exercise three times a week responded better to stress and had ④_____ (low) blood pressure.Even ⑤_____ little exercise, from an easy 10-minute walk to intense aerobics, seems to decrease your feeling of anxiety. Exercise ⑥_____ (routine) make you smarter and lessen the possibility ⑦_____ you'll lose brain function at your age. According to a recent animal study, exercise can actually help the brain develop new cells. In the last few years, several studies ⑧_____ (show) that regular aerobic exercise can improve the quality of sleep. Naturally, this can make you less tired and be able to function better during the day.Finally, there's one more reason to keep ⑨_____ (exercise) . When you work out regularly, your body simply functions better and you are healthier and less likely ⑩_____ (suffer) painful physical condition.五、书面表达33．上周五,你校组织了一次以“Technology makes life better”为主题的社会实践活动,学生们参观了一家科技公司。
